Web of Lies
Aly Beck · The Apocalypse Society #1
She transferred to elite prep school to avenge her murdered best friend — but her suspects become her kings.
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My enemy is invisible.Nameless. Faceless. Controlled. Puppets on strings. Sheep in the masses.And I’ve turned into their number one plaything.When I transferred to East Point Prep, I had one mission in mind: find the people responsible for murdering Magnolia. Someone within these entitled walls killed my only friend and threw her overboard like she was human trash.Now, they’ll pay.My best friend told me everything through weekly emails, leaving coded clues in her simple messages. I know every incident, and I have the names of her bullies—her murderers.Seger, Chase, Zeppelin, Carter, and Ainsley.Somehow everything gets twisted and turned around. Every piece of evidence turns to ash. Magnolia lied to me, and I have to unravel her words one piece at a time to understand the truth hidden within her code.My pawns become my kings. The ones I once called my suspects turn into allies. They help me search for the invisible culprit slithering through the shadows.The hunter becomes the hunted.◆Web of Lies is book 1 of 3 books.◆ Web of Lies is a full-length, mature/dark/ contemporary/new adult/ bully romance/full of mystery, spicy scenes, and foul language. Recommended for 18+ readers. WOL is a reverse harem novel, meaning the FMC has more than one love interest. FMMMM◆ Please read the warnings at the beginning of the book to check for triggering material. Also, pay special attention to the note about the secret code within the story (YES SECRET CODE!)
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